The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 26, 2120
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
9:29 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.51° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.61° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.